Saimdang and Good Manager adds to the GMA Heart of Asia’s 14th year lineup

Philippine Terrestrial Network GMA 7 announces earlier that 2 another Korean Dramas which are Saimdang and Good Manager has been added to the upcoming Korean Drama lineup for the network’s Heart of Asia banner as a part of their 14th year offering.

Good Manager – 김과장

Kim Sung-Ryong (used to manage money for gangs, but by an accidental opportunity, he begins to works as the chief of an accounting department for TQ Company. He struggles to save the decaying TC Company, fighting against corruption and irrationality in the company. (Synopsis from AsianWiki.com)

Good manager is a 2017 South Korean workplace comedy series was aired on KBS2 from January 25 to March 30, 2017 for 20 episodes.

The series was written by Park Jae Bum and directed by Lee Jae Hoon and Choi Yoon Suk and the casts are lead by Namkoong Min as Kim Sung Ryong, Nam Sang Mi as Yoon Ha Kyung, Lee Junho as Seo Yul and Jung Hye Sung as Hong Ga Eun.

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“Saimdang, Light’s Diary is a 2017 Historical Fantasy series was aired on SBS from January 26 to May 4, 2017 for 28 episodes.”

There are two versions of “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” : (1) the SBS version that was broadcast in Korea, and (2) the original or international version that was broadcast via cable TV to several Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, and in Hong Kong. While SLD’s ratings in Korea were poor, it was a major hit in these Asian countries, ranking either number 1 or 2, according to a Yonhap News Agency article.

The SBS version is otherwise known to SLD fans as the “butchered version,” and it will be a grave error for GMA7 to broadcast the SBS version. From what I know, GMA7 bought the rights to SLD back in December 2016; this probably means that it bought the original or international version (which runs for 30 episodes).